Anand Mahindra praises Malik, Sindhu for Rio Olympics win

Anand Mahindra chose Thar to represent the tough style of the game as well of the players. What started with #TharforSakshi, continued with #TharforSindhu.Pooja Chatterjee | ETAuto | Updated: August 20, 2016, 14:01 IST

The silver coloured Mahindra Thar represented silver medal for PV SindhuNEW DELHI: Anand Mahindra, the Chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra is smitten by the win of Indian players at the Rio Olympics. In a series of tweets, he supported as well as reacted to the winning of the two Indian sportswomen, who brought laurels for the country.

Anand Mahindra chose Thar to represent the tough style of the game as well of the players. What started with #TharforSakshi, continued with #TharforSindhu. He supported the 23 year old wrestler’s match with the tag #TharforSakshi. Later on, on her won he tweeted: “#SakshiMalik has salvaged the pride of a billion people. This must become the moment when we inspire ourselves to turn Indian sport around”.

However, his support for the game did not stop there. The next series of tweets went on for the 21 year old Sindhu, who competed with world champion Spanish Carolina Marin. Mahindra tweeted: “So we'll do the #TharforSindhu. Question is will she get the Silver Thar or the Orange (Gold) Thar? What's your bet?”

The orange coloured Mahindra Thar represents the gold medal of Rio Olympics 2016With Sindhu’s silver, he tweeted “Sindhu still a winner in my book! Thanks to both Marin & Sindhu for treating us to a great demonstration of the sport”.

“Only caught game 2 of Sindhu's match.But what I saw was the avatar of the future Indian sports person: A warrior who gave no quarter…”

At the ongoing 2016 Olympics, Indian freestyle wrestler Sakshi Malik won bronze medal in the 58 kg category, while badminton player PV Sindhu won silver medal. While Malik is the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics, Sindhu is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal.

At Rio Olympics 2016, India as of now has won two medals and currently stands at 64th position. United States is leading the chart with a total of 105 medals in its kitty, which includes 38 gold, 35 silver, and 32 bronze.

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